In a meeting of two pitchers in a slump, Ken Brett emerged a winner for the first time since July 25, while Rick Wise failed in a fourth consecutive try for his 10th victory as the White Sox defeated the Red Sox, 4-2. Jorge Orta had two hits for the White Sox, scoring one run and driving in another. Jack Brohamer accounted for two RBIs with a single and sacrifice fly. Rick Burleson batted in both runs for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    19, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
White Sox    1  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   2     1   0   .273      Orta dh               4   1   2   1     0   0   .277
Griffin 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Lynn cf               2   0   2   0     2   0   .304        Bannister lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .285
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Downing c             3   1   1   0     1   2   .256
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Hairston rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .288
Petrocelli dh         4   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .214      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .250
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .229
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     3   7             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,636
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 0
Doubles: Lynn (21), Burleson (15), Petrocelli (7), Stein (11), Kelly (15), Lemon (9)
Triples: Hobson (3)
Stolen Bases: Orta (20), Downing (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent 2 (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(9-10)            6     8   4   4   2   5   0  28   3.88
Willoughby              2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.21
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   7   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(7-8)            9     8   2   2   3   7   0  38   3.42
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Orta singled to right; Orta stole second; Kelly
struck out; Stein doubled to right [Orta scored]; Spencer lined
to left; Downing was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Fisk flied out to center; Evans
singled to center; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hairston walked; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hairston to second]; Brohamer singled to
right [Hairston scored]; Lemon was called out on strikes; Orta
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson tripled to center; Burleson grounded out
(second to first) [Hobson scored]; Griffin flied out to right;
Lynn doubled to right; Yastrzemski lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Stein
struck out; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Fisk struck out;
Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing walked; Hairston singled to center
[Downing to second]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Downing to third, Hairston to second]; Brohamer hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Downing scored, Hairston to third];
Lemon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson
struck out; Burleson walked; Griffin singled to center [Burleson
to second]; Lynn walked [Burleson to third, Griffin to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kelly
doubled to right; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly
to third]; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to left; Fisk struck out; Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rice to second]; Petrocelli
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing singled to left; Downing stole second;
Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Downing to third]; Dent
reached on a fielder's choice [Downing out at home (third to
catcher)]; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to center; Burleson doubled to
left; Griffin was called out on strikes; Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon doubled to center; Orta singled to right
[Lemon scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Kelly
grounded out (second to first) [Orta to second]; Stein was
called out on strikes; Spencer was walked intentionally; Downing
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BANNISTER REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Rice flied
out to center; Fisk popped to second; Evans grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli doubled to left; Hobson flied out to
center [Petrocelli to third]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Petrocelli scored]; Griffin grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 4.